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Henrietta Liston's Travels - The Turkish Journals, 1812-1820 (Hardcover)
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Henrietta Liston's Travels - The Turkish Journals, 1812-1820 (Hardcover)
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Henrietta Liston's Constantinople journal is a significant and
hitherto virtually unknown work of women's travel writing. As the
wife of the British Ambassador to the Porte, Liston had privileged
access to parts of the Sultan's entourage and the Ottoman elite.
Her journal details her journey by sea from England to Istanbul and
the diplomatic mission's Mediterranean stops at the time of the
Napoleonic wars and reflects on the political situation of Europe,
focusing in particular on the British and the Ottoman Empires. Yet
it also offers a human-centred version of the picturesque, and
includes depictions of a plague-ridden Constantinople, a visit to
the harem of the Kaimakam, excursions to Belgrade Village, the
presentation of ambassadors in the Seraglio, and the departure of
pilgrims on the hajj. This edition features Liston's journal
alongside a selection of her other, shorter writings from Turkey,
including accounts of key diplomatic incidents and personal
experiences.
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